US Science in turmoil: Trump administration fires all National Science Board members
The Trump administration has fired all 22 members of the National Science Board, the governing body of the National Science Foundation. The move is part of a broader restructuring of the federal workforce and follows significant cuts to the NSF's budget and staff.
The Trump administration has fired all 22 members of the National Science Board (NSB), the body governing the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSB was created in 1950 to advise the president and Congress on science and engineering policy. The mass dismissal follows downsizing of the Department of Education and the effective elimination of the US Agency for International Development. The administration has also scrapped or halted over 1,600 NSF grants, totaling nearly $1 billion in savings, as part of a cost-cutting initiative. The NSF, a cornerstone of American innovation, invested over $8 billion in scientific research and education in 2025. The agency has been without a confirmed director for a year and has lost approximately one-third of its staff since the beginning of 2025.
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